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Indie Dolly System

Oculus Film utilises the Indie Dolly in all kinds of situations and for various scopes: either in the studio or on location; to make fast or slow moving shots. The Indie Dolly is very fast to set up, less than 15 minutes on a flat floor. On location the ground usually isn't flat, so it will take slightly longer as you will need to level the track.

Knowing that it is quite hard to find a renting place for a good, portable dolly, Oculus Film has decided to rent their dolly out. The rental package consists of the Indie Dolly, ~4 meter of straight track and wooden wedges to level the track. A suitable tripod is necessary. If you don't have you own tripod, you can optionally also rent a Vinten Vision 3 tripod together with the dolly.

Dedolight LED Kit

Dedolights are extremely powerful tools when it comes to precision lighting. While LED panels tend to spill everywhere, Dedolight DLED-4 fixtures can be used with surgeon’s scalpel precision. The angle of the (very evenly lit) beam can be set between 4 and 50 degrees.

Moreover, their small size and weight make them extremely portable, fast to setup and easy to adjust. And you don’t have to wear gloves! Dedolight LEDs are know for their excellent colour representation.

The Dedolight LED kit consists of two DLED-4.2 45W fixtures (equivalent to a 650W Tungsten fresnel), two AC power supplies and, optinonally, two stands (Manfrotto 1004BAC).

about

Show — don't tell

Oculus is Latin for eye. Without eyes one cannot watch a film, let alone make one. For us, the essence of film lays in its visual aspect: show — don't tell.

But telling is not bad per se. Sometimes telling is better and that is why this text is not a film. Film is not the solution for everything, but, if executed well, it can help tremendously to communicate a message, be it artistic or commercial. By the way, who says that it is impossible to combine the two?

We make films. Fiction films, corporate films, animations, commercials, wedding reports. But, above all: quality films. In most cases, our films are a complete product from pre- to post-production, from scenario to final cut. We cast the right actors, book the appropriate location, find the perfect music and select the best fitting voice-over to a project. We edit, add effects, (sub) titles, we make 2D and 3D animations and the renderings. And we shoot.

Cinematography is the core of filmmaking, as is pointed out by the famous director Stanley Kubrick: “...You may not have to know very much about anything else, but you must know about photography.”

We use lights, reflectors, backgrounds, think about colour schemes, image composition and after the shooting is done, we colour grade the image.

Cinematography goes a step further than photography. it is like photography on steroids: it is photography with the added dimension of time. Cinematography also comprises mise-en-scène and camera movement. A dolly push in towards the actor at the moment he has his eureka moment helps conveying that message.

The aesthetics of the image are key, indeed, but at the same time content is king. Every camera movement, the position of every light, the way an actor lifts his pink, everything is motivated. All to bring forward the message in the best possible way. This can lead to a special form, but also to the decision to not detach from conventions. Conventions are there for a reason.

We are located in Delft,(Netherlands), but we work and shoot all around Europe.

Film is a visual medium. Film is writing with light over time. Show – don’t tell.

Show — don't tell

Oculus is Latin for eye. Without eyes one cannot watch a film, let alone make one. For us, the essence of film lays in its visual aspect: show — don't tell.

But telling is not bad per se. Sometimes telling is better and that is why this text is not a film. Film is not the solution for everything, but, if executed well, it can help tremendously to communicate a message, be it artistic or commercial. By the way, who says that it is impossible to combine the two?

We make films. Fiction films, corporate films, animations, commercials, wedding reports. But, above all: quality films. In most cases, our films are a complete product from pre- to post-production, from scenario to final cut. We cast the right actors, book the appropriate location, find the perfect music and select the best fitting voice-over to a project. We edit, add effects, (sub) titles, we make 2D and 3D animations and the renderings. And we shoot.

Cinematography is the core of filmmaking, as is pointed out by the famous director Stanley Kubrick: “...You may not have to know very much about anything else, but you must know about photography.”

We use lights, reflectors, backgrounds, think about colour schemes, image composition and after the shooting is done, we colour grade the image.

Cinematography goes a step further than photography. it is like photography on steroids: it is photography with the added dimension of time. Cinematography also comprises mise-en-scène and camera movement. A dolly push in towards the actor at the moment he has his eureka moment helps conveying that message.

The aesthetics of the image are key, indeed, but at the same time content is king. Every camera movement, the position of every light, the way an actor lifts his pink, everything is motivated. All to bring forward the message in the best possible way. This can lead to a special form, but also to the decision to not detach from conventions. Conventions are there for a reason.

We are located in Delft,(Netherlands), but we work and shoot all around Europe.

Film is a visual medium. Film is writing with light over time. Show – don’t tell.

About Hans de Jonge [founder]

Aside from my work as a filmmaker I am also a designer. I am currently finishing my master in architecture on the topic of non-standard architecture, which is in large part parametric and computationally driven. Film and design require both creativity and craft, neither of them are about the art alone; there are functional aspects in either of them.

My education as an architect has taught me to structure thought, to be able to abstract, a skill I use of as a filmmaker.